> There is no info about why exactly he was arrested but it looks like that French police had a warrant for him. > But it looks like it is because that he is a

> There is no info about why exactly he was arrested but it looks like that French police had a warrant for him. > But it looks like it is because that he is accused of being an accessory of a lot of things like traffic, drugs, pedopornography, anything bad you can image because he would not have done anything to combat that on Telegram. This very article says that it's because Telegram doesn't cooperate with authorities in handling illegal content (which it is legally obligated to, to operate in France) and provides services to facilitate illegal activities (crypto or throwaway numbers). It's in the "why was he arrested" section.